Name: death and the king´s horseman
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Author: Soyinka, Wole
ISBN: 9780393322996

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Author

Wole Soyinka

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.0 x 14.1 x 0.6 cm

Weight

0.12 kg.

ISBN

0393322998

ISBN13

9780393322996

Edition No.

0002

Synopsis "death and the king´s horseman"

Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon Pilkings, the colonial district officer. The king has died and Elesin, his chief horseman, is expected by law and custom to commit suicide and accompany his ruler to heaven. The stage is set for a dramatic climax when Pilkings learns of the ritual and decides to intervene and Elesin's son arrives home.

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